Millie’s Mark!

As of spring 2017, we are the first (and so far the only) nursery on the Wirral to receive Millie’s Mark. This means that 100% of our team are 12 hour Paediatric First Aid qualified. We are all extremely proud of this achievement as our children’s health and welfare is paramount to us!

About Millie’s Mark

Millie’s Mark is England’s gold standard in paediatric first aid.

*Millie’s Mark is currently only available to early years childcare providers in England, but NDNA is now consulting on rolling out the accreditation to Scotland and Wales. We are looking for views from parents of children in early years setting in Scotland and Wales – please share your views in our short parent survey by 25 January.”

Millie’s legacy

Millie’s Mark is named after Millie Thompson, pictured below, who died after choking on food at a nursery in 2012 when she was just nine months old.

Millie’s parents, Dan and Joanne Thompson, founded Millie’s Trust and have successfully campaigned for changes to first aid requirements for childcare providers.

“Millie’s Mark is our gorgeous daughter’s legacy, and to see the development of a voluntary scheme mark introduced into nurseries is an achievement not just for us, but for parents everywhere. We put our children into the hands of nurseries and we expect they will be cared for in the best possible way. A nursery achieving Millie’s Mark is an exceptional achievement for not only the nursery but for the children and the parents too.

The achievement of the mark acknowledges that staff would be confident in maybe one day saving a child’s life if they needed to. Confidence is a key factor in the administration of first aid and Millie’s Mark allows nurseries to feel confident in their own team.

Our journey towards this mark has been tough, hard work and there have been many tears shed, but we are so amazingly proud that this mark is now established and we will soon see the logo appearing in nurseries throughout England.

We would like to acknowledge every person and every childcare establishment that has supported the petition and the development of the mark, as without your support this would not have been possible.

We look forward to seeing the mark in your child’s nursery very soon.”

About Us

We are a small, family owned business who prides ourselves in providing personal and outstanding childcare for the local community. A nurturing, educational and fun approach to teaching is at the heart of what we do to help your child.